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RATINGS: 41   WEIGHTED AVG: 1.97   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
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City Lager, Winner of the American Premium Lager Category at the 2000 World Beer Cup Competition, is a full-bodied lager, using artesian water from deep below the earth's surface. The beer is fully kraeusened, and uses a generous supply of malt, brewer's rice and aromatic hops, then aged 32 days in chilled lagering cellars until released by our brewmaster. 4.0% alcohol by weight and 150 calories per 12 oz. serving.


2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
awaller05 (302) - Sharon, Wisconsin, USA - OCT 18, 2003
Another one tested at the brewery. Used to love the G. Heileman products and was expecting good. Was disappointed by this one, although I never did like Special export

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Gmku (277) - Asheville, North Carolina, USA - FEB 19, 2004
Light feel, light finish, light hops, light malt. Nothing special. Thirst quenching maybe, but not much flavor to sink into.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
NeonLX (258) - Wisconsin, USA - JAN 5, 2004
Got this one as part of a City Brewery Variety Pack ($8.99 for 12 bottles o' beer). While not an exceptional beer in any sense, it's nonetheless quite drinkable. Decent head when first poured into the glass. Clear light gold body. Fairly light-tasting overall but hoppier than I expected. Also fizzier. This is a good beer to have on hand for those folks who drop by and aren't into more "exotic" stuff...

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
GrainBeltGuzzler (249) - Goodhue, Minnesota, USA - FEB 9, 2004
UPDATED: JUN 23, 2004 Surprised by how strong a flavor this actually had, Not saying it is newcastle by any stretch of the imagination, but surprisingly drinkable

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
hutch914199 (107) - Wisconsin, USA - OCT 9, 2001
It’s a step up from industrial beer, but thats not saying much.

1.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
SpecialSauce (47) - Madison, Wisconsin, USA - MAR 13, 2005
8 bucks for a case. Wasn’t expecting much. Lager is my favorite of the brew city lineup. If you want to get smashed on a couple bucks, this is your beer.

2.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
brandonlee99 (31) - Wisconsin, USA - JUN 5, 2001
10 times better than Old Style. But still is not very well brewed

1.4
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
metalboozer (28) - Jamison, Pennsylvania, USA - SEP 7, 2004
This cost $10 for a case. Pours a honey brown color. Head lasts a little while but not very long. Smells skunked and tastes skunked, as well. Avoid this one...

2.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
driver (3) - Elkhart, Indiana, USA - FEB 13, 2005 does not count
A local store had it on sale for forty seven cents a can, so I bought a sixer. Very easy on the wallet and easier on the body then a lot of other "budget" priced beers. This is just a good cheap beer that does its job commendably in the most inoffensive way possible.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
FullyKrausened99 (2) - USA - AUG 16, 2001 does not count
Damn good beer, from start to finish


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